Photography Blogs & Tutorials

For those of you who aren’t planning to ditch YouTube and will keep making videos, you know sound is important. People will forgive a slightly dodgy video if the audio’s perfect. But if the audio isn’t great, then it doesn’t matter how pretty the picture is. Getting good audio can be a struggle, although it’s […]

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Do you rememberEllo? In the fall of 2014 headlines praised it as the Facebook Killer, apparently it was created as an ad-free alternative to existing social networks. Well guess what, it hasnt died their founders never intended it to be a Facebook killer. It was always about artists, and its now better than ever. Its […]

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If you’re like me, you may be wondering, “What exactly is commercial photography?” Well simply put, it is taking photos for commercial use. Common uses include ad space, websites, product placement, and items for sale. As you can imagine, having a working understanding of the essential elements of product photography can be extremely beneficial. Commercial shots influence consumers immensely. You can spruce up a client’s Etsy store, eBay listing, or even personal... more (link is external)

This one’s going to upset a lot of people. That much is obvious. Because, whenever YouTube move the goal posts required for monetisation, people always get upset. This morning I received an email which serves as 30 days notice that my channel is being removed from the YouTube Partner Programme. As I’m sure have countless […]

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Its been two years since Kodak first showed off their modernized version of Kodak Super 8 camera. It combines analog and digital technologies and the official launch is still to come. In the meantime, they are showcasing the footage taken with their new-old Kodak Super 8. Take a look. The new Kodak Super 8 is […]

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Some photography gigs you take to pay the bills, some photography gigs you take because they’re just awesome. This assignment for Allure Fitness was most definitely the latter. In this article, I will share the lighting setup I used for this series of photos of Allure’s pole dancing fitness instructors. Lighting Setup and Camera Settings […]

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Jay Hutton, a member of UK reality show Tattoo Fixers has recently caused the public backlash after a photographer has shared the offer he got from Huttons representatives. The tattoo artist and a reality TV star is allegedly looking for a photographer for his upcoming wedding – and hes paying in exposure. According to the […]

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Introducing…Camera Swagg! (Named after the designers’ name Swaggart).This is the legendary MoneyMaker in a non-leather material. You asked for it and HoldFast has delivered! You may already be aware and read the blog I did a while back on the really awesome multi camera straps byHold Fast. But if you haven’t heard of these guys […]

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Today I’m developing a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 shot at 6400 ISO. I’ve been wanting to try this little experience for a while now. Some films are known for handling push processing very well and Kodak TX400 is one of them. Lots of photographers I know are even shooting by default at 1600 ISO […]

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I really don’t need any more photography equipment in my gear bag, said no photographer ever!

We all know that is this far from the truth. Even if you have not voiced this thought out in the open, you have certainly thought it. Especially when you see a photographer that you admire rave about a certain piece of gear that they absolutely cannot live without.

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